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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté. Image fixe : sans médiation
Auteur(s) : Geary, Christraud M. (1946-....)
Titre(s) : Postcards from Africa [Texte imprimé] : photographers of the colonial era : selections from the Leonard A. Lauder postcard archive / Christraud M. Geary
Édition : First edition
Publication : Boston (Mass.) : MFA publications, 2018
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (147 p.) : ill. en noir et en coul. ; 25 cm
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references (pages 123-134) and index
"During the global postcard craze that peaked around 1900 and continued for several
decades thereafter, photographers in Africa grasped the opportunity to serve a lucrative
market for images of the continent, both locally and worldwide. Their picture postcards
now contribute to understanding political and cultural changes in Africa at the time,
as the rise of the new medium coincided with the expansion and consolidation of colonial
rule. They also provide a way to reconstruct the life and work of the photographers
of European, African and other backgrounds who created these images, which often survive
only in postcard form and in some cases published them as well. The cards were produced
for residents and travelers in Africa, as well as for buyers and collectors who had
never set foot on the continent. Their depictions of colonial administrations and
the exploitation of resources and peoples, as well as images inscribing tribal identities
and racial classifications, often reflect the colonizers' worldview. Yet it is also
possible to recover the authorship of some of the African women and men who participated
in these photographic encounters. For instance, some cards show that members of Africa's
elites recognized the power of photographic images to enhance their standing and present
their own narratives. Postcards from Africa reproduces a generous selection of these
complex cards--the majority drawn from the extensive Leonard A. Lauder Postcard Archive
at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston--accompanied by a leading scholar's exploration
of the complicated stories they tell." -- Provided by publisher
Autre(s) forme(s) du titre :
- Autre forme du titre : Photographers of the colonial era
Sujet(s) : Lauder, Leonard A. (1933-....) -- Collections d'art
Photographie coloniale -- Afrique
Colonies -- Afrique -- Cartes postales
Museum of fine arts (Boston, Mass.)
Genre ou forme : Catalogues
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9780878468553. - ISBN 0878468552 (rel.)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb458143983
Notice n° :
FRBNF45814398
(notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)
Table des matières : Photographers and picture postcards ; Colonial worlds ; Tribes, types, and portraits
; Peoples and leaders ; Rituals, dances, and masquerades.
